Surrender

Surrender was made to show how surrendering to God can liberate a person from his own insecurities, weaknesses, doubts, and fears. Moreover, it delves on dying to the self and letting go of all the vanities one has within. Lastly, it’s about the value of humility and how it speaks more of bravery rather than cowardice or frailty.

Speaking of frailty, let me share that “Surrender” was inspired by Paul the Apostle’s second letter to the Corinthians. A friend once told me that I should read it when I would go through bleak times, so I did, and I’m very thankful as to what I found in that Book.

The particular verse that I attribute to for the moral in “Surrender” is 2 Corinthians 12:8-10: “Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

“Surrender” is full of lessons (some based on personal experience, some based on what I’ve learned from God). Also, I’d like to say that you cannot carry your own cross alone. You’re going to need people you trust to help you when you’re going through your own troubles.

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Words that Guide Me in Art

“Though we may create many beautiful works of art, the most important works of art to which we will ever give ourselves are the lives we live."- The Artisan Soul, Erwin McManus

"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms." - 1 Peter 4:10

"You must be imaginative, strong-hearted - you must try things that may not work! And you must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from - your only limit is your soul. What I say is true - anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great."- Chef Gusteau, Ratatouille